Arrests after sex offender apprehended more than two days after fleeing jail

A sex attacker who escaped from prison has been apprehended at an address in Peterborough, leading to the arrest of five people on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Gintautas Urbonas, 51, is serving a 12-year sentence at HMP Peterborough for offences including attempted rape, battery and sexual assault.

He escaped the privately-run category B jail on Friday, triggering a manhunt by police.

Gintautas Urbonas, 51, who escaped from Peterborough prison on Friday evening has been found and arrested. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Thank you all for sharing our appeal to find him. Read more here - https://t.co/7WJ3QhrugUpic.twitter.com/VjNyJ5azHS